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Victoria 1887 Two-Pounds, shorter date smaller BP, MS64
Victoria (1837-1901),gold Two Pounds, 1887, Jubilee type crowned bust left, eye has vertical die flaw, J.E.B. initials on truncation, legend surrounding with a few stops doubled, VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:,rev.St George and dragon right, smaller date in exergue, small B.P to upper right of exergue (Dyer 2b/2; Marsh T25; cf. Schneider 654; S.3865).Toned, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as MS64.
NGC certification 6030668-001.
Currently on the NGC population report there are records of 819 graded 1887 Jubilee Two Pounds of which only 6 are graded higher than this coin. For comparison PCGS has records of 347 pieces graded of which only 10 are finer.
Calendar year mintage of 91,345.
The Latin legend translates as "Victoria by the grace of God," on obverse and as "Queen of the Britains, Defender of the Faith" on the reverse.
The 1887 gold Two Pounds was only the second currency piece ever produced, with the previous being that dated 1823 in the reign of George IV; and was minted to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Victoria's reign. There was a detailed article "Two-Pound Pieces of 1887" by Dyer and Lubbock in "Numismatics: Witness to History - Essays to Commemorate the 35th Anniversary of the I.A.P.N." published 1986.